79 aspirants have filed their nominations to contest the upcoming NPP primaries in 27 constituencies of the Eastern region.
Ahead of the NPP primaries Five aspirants including; Daniel Botwe from Okere constituency, Joseph Tetteh Upper from Manya Krobo constituency, Bryan Acheampong from Abetifi constituency, George Kwame Aboagye from Asene Manso Akroso constituency, and Kojo Oppong Nkrumah from Ofoase-Ayirebi are going unopposed in their respective constituencies.
A constituency Secretary, Jeff Konadu, disclosed in a release that the Nkawkaw constituency had the highest number of six aspirants who had filed nominations to contest the Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Dafuor, who is also the incumbent Member of Parliament.
The contestants included; Kwabena Okerchiri, Seth Baah popularly known as Shaba, David Asante, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Publishing, Joseph Frimpong and Joyce Boateng.
Other constituencies with keen competitions included; Atiwa East, Asene Manso Akroso, Lower West Akim, Kade with five aspirants each and Ayensuano, Akwatia, Akim Oda, Abirem, Abuakwa South and Abuakwa North with four aspirants each.
The New Juaben South and North is a replay of the 2016 primaries, where the same aspirants, Mark Assibey-Yeboah incumbent MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Finance Committee and Michael Okyere Baafi Chief Executive Officer of the Free Zones Board would battle it out for the New Juaben South seat
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Nana Kwasi Adjei-Boateng, the incumbent and Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development would also face Sampson Kwasi Annor for New Juaben North seat.
The constituencies with one female aspirant contesting one or more males include; Akuapem North, where Nana Ama Dokua Asiamh-Adjei incumbent and Deputy Minister for Information is contesting Philip Addison and Dr William Adjei-Twumasi and Atiwa East, where Abena Asare incumbent and Deputy Minister for Finance is facing Eric Ofori Agyarko, Kafui Cudjoe Amega, Dr Baning Darko and Adade Owiredu.
At Abuakwa North, Gifty Twum Ampofo, incumbent and Deputy Minister for Education is battling it out with Nana Serwa Acheampng, Kay Amoah and Kofi Obeng Mensah, while at Abuakwa South, Gloria Ofori Boadu, a lawyer is contesting Samuel Atta-Akyea incumbent and Minister for Works and Housing.
Gifty Klenam a former Member of Parliament for Lower West Akyem and former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority is battling it out with four men including; the incumbent Charles Acheampong, Kwabena Sintim-Aboagye, a former District Chief Executive, Kwabena Nkansah Asamoah and Kwadwo Odame Antwi.
Mercy Adu-Gyamfi popularly called Ama Sey and incumbent is also being contested by three men including; Bernard Owiredu Donkor, Ernest Kumi and Robert Boateng Ampretwum, while Frank Annor Dompreh incumbent is facing David Adu-Tutu and Afua Kyerewa Nyantakyi for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri seat.
